Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Update for the "Three Stooges" movie

At long last, the Farrelly Brothers film of the classic comedy trio The Three Stooges has begun production. The cast consists of Chris Diamantopoulos as Moe Howard, Sean Hayes as Larry Fine and Will Sasso as Curly Howard. But these guys have some very big shoes to fill. Besides nailing down the comedy team's legendary style of slapstick humor and comedic timing, and well as nailing the look of the Stooges (Moe's bowl cut and Larry's curly afro). So the question is, are these guys getting it right? You be the judge of that.

While the cast was filming a car crash scene in Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta, a fan snapped a few pictures of the cast and crew between takes. 



Now of course the images are not studio approved, so it is difficult to see whether or not the actors fit their real-life counterparts. Still, from the looks of things, the the closeups show that the Brothers and crew are certainly doing a good job. I'm impressed that Chris Diamantopoulos looks so much like Moe, considering that in real life Moe was not a handsome guy.

The film was languishing in "development hell" before it finally got off the ground, so I am of course both skeptical and delighted at this turn of events. Will three loosely related 30-minute segments (structured like old Stooge episodes) be able to play out well as a feature film?

The Farrelly Brothers haven't made a good comedy since Dumb and Dumber. Could The Three Stooges be a return to form for the guys? Its impossible to say for now until there is a trailer, but that doesn't mean the debate can't start now. What do you guys think? How do you think the actors look in their roles?






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